In this examination, the seat assigned to Gao Pingshi was No. 49 with the character Zang. The character "Zang" is the 24th character of the Thousand-Character Classic, which means "cold comes and summer goes, autumn harvests and winter hides." What's interesting is that , he actually got the number forty-nine again, and even he himself felt that he was inexplicably destined to the phrase "Dao Fifty, Tian Yan Forty-Nine".
After the title sheet for the first game came down, the bugler in front of Gao Pragmatic handed him the paper and reminded him: "Master, please remember to write down your name and resume first."
Gao pragmatic smiled: "Thank you for reminding me." Then he wrote down his place of birth, name, three generations, etc., and then picked up the topic to read.
At first glance, I couldn't help but be stunned. It turned out that the title of the first chapter was: Learning first, politics second.
This is somewhat interesting, because this question does not come from the article itself, but from the table of contents of the second chapter of "The Analects of Confucius".
However, Gao Pragmatic has practiced problem-solving extremely well, so although this question was a little surprising, it was not a problem for him.
I saw him slowly polishing the ink, and wrote down the title on the ink scroll: "Study first and then do politics, never heard of studying politics."
Although the purpose of this first article is to solve the problem, the article still needs to be finished. Gao Pragmatic follows the idea of this problem, and the whole article focuses on the relationship between study and politics, that is, you must first learn solidly, and then you can implement politics clearly.
Since the important thing in this first article is just to solve the problem, the examiners usually only look at whether there are any irregularities in the following articles, and will not focus on the words. Therefore, I am very pragmatic and write very fast. I can write almost the entire text without thinking, and in one go.
After finishing writing, Gao Pragmatic took a deep breath, then closed his eyes and rested for a while, clearing all the thoughts just now from his mind, leaving him with a clear mind, ready to write the next most important question, which is the top priority. Importantly, the entire text will be scrutinized by the examiners.
After resting, Gao Pragmatic had forgotten the previous question, so he slowly opened the question paper to look at this decisive question.
A sentence appeared on the paper: Don't worry about not having a position, worry about it, so you can establish it. Don't worry about not knowing what you know, ask for what you can know.
Sure enough, it is a big topic, and without excerpts, it is an "original" "Zi Yue", which comes from "The Analects of Confucius Li Ren Chapter".
The meaning of this passage is: Don’t worry about whether you have a title, prestige, a high official, or a good salary. What you really need to worry about is whether you have the ability, knowledge, and whether you can save the world! Don’t worry about others not knowing. I don’t know you, but as long as you pursue, study, enrich yourself, and improve yourself according to your goals, slowly more and more people will know and understand you.
This question seems to be somewhat related to the previous first question. Presumably the examiner Shen Shixing attaches great importance to "learning improvement", so he also wants to see what the candidates think about it.
To be honest, this is a very "mind-study" topic, especially since today's style of mind-study is like giving lectures, and gathering people to give lectures at every turn. Sometimes even big shots from the imperial court come to give lectures in person, and even one lecture can attract hundreds or even thousands of people. , or even thousands of people. Xu Jie was particularly fond of doing this back then, and Shen Shixing also participated.
However, Gao Gongting disliked this, and Zhang Juzheng didn't like it either, because they both felt that you, an important minister of the imperial court, were too busy with administrative matters, yet you still had time to give lectures. You know which is your true job? ? So this trend has weakened slightly in recent years, at least the big shots in the court have rarely come out to give lectures in person.
However, judging from Shen Shixing's topic, he is still very concerned about this matter, and even to a certain extent, he regards scholarship as more important than governance.
Of course Gao Pragmatic doesn't like this style, but he can't stop taking the exam just because he doesn't like it. That's just because he can't live with himself.
Therefore, the article must still be written, and one must not mix one's own dissatisfaction into it. Not only that, but one must also follow Shen Shixing's ideas and strongly emphasize the importance of scholarship and study.
There is nothing you can do, the exam is the most important thing, and you cannot get along with the "Jinshi" diploma.
Gao pragmatic sighed, put down his distracting thoughts, thought carefully for a while, and then picked up the draft paper - he wrote the ink scroll directly for the previous article, but this one was of great importance, so he had to draft it first.
After thinking for a moment, I dipped my pen in ink and wrote down the question:
"The thesis is about the feelings of fame and position. It can be done as long as you want."
Then there is no need to think too much about the topic. I have already figured it out just now, so I just write:
"If you are troubled, you have no position. If you don't know the trouble, it is not a loss. If you take responsibility for the trouble, you can see the reality. A gentleman will not change his ears."
I only thought about it for a moment before I started speaking, and then I wrote:
"And if people want to express themselves to the world, they must think about how generous the world is to blame me, and how difficult it is for me to cope with the world. Those who are generous and responsible will be obliged to me, and those who are difficult to respond to will be rejected by the world. Forgive me. If the weight is not enough to reciprocate, then you will be superficial and frustrated."
Next comes the topic. Gao Pragmatic pauses for a moment and writes a paragraph:
"Both the husband's fame and position, the way of a gentleman needs to be practiced and passed down. But my way is due to fame and position, and this fame and position are more important than my way."
Next came Tibi's stock offering and stock matching. These two paragraphs not only require understanding of the principles, but also the emphasis on confrontation. It is a test of both thinking and writing. Gao Pragmatic had to go through it in his mind several times. , wrote a few sentences and transcribed a few words, and then wrote down on the draft:
"That's why the great Confucian scholar, who was so poor in understanding the obvious and obscure, gathered the ears and eyes from all over the world to pay attention to it, without even beginning to have the suspicion of shocking things.
The imperial court of the declining country, even carrying the poems and books of three generations to respond to requests, cannot help but feel the guilt of bowing."
The next two paragraphs about stock trading and stock matching in the middle and upper ratios are quite long. Gao pragmatically spent a lot of time and accurately matched them word for word before they were written on the draft. Then the bundle ratio and the last four paragraphs are also the same. So average.
But at the end of the day, the Gaowu executive document was extremely concise, using only seven words in total:
“Where should patients live?”
This is the trend after recent changes in style. There is no conclusion at the end of the article, only one sentence is used to conclude.
The eight-legged style originated in Hongwu and was commonly used in Yongle. By Chenghua and Hongzhi, it had basically matured and been fixed, but small changes were still going on. For example, some parts came first and then disappeared, and some came first and then disappeared; Some sentences also change from more to less, or from less to more, etc.
For example, the number of sentences in breaking the topic, continuing the topic, and starting the speech will be different in different periods; the summary was used to express political opinions easily at the beginning. After gradually shrinking, it was completely eliminated in the Wanli Dynasty. Therefore, in fact, the eight-legged essay is also Things are constantly changing. For example, if we compare the Hongzhi Dynasty and the Wanli Dynasty, some masterpieces can no longer even be called masterpieces.
After this question, the third chapter is about the classic. The highly pragmatic classic is "Zhouyi", which is different from Shen Shixing, so this question is not written by Shen Shixing.
When it comes to taking the classics exam, being highly pragmatic is still relatively calm. This is like taking a professional course in later generations and failing the professional course, so why bother hanging out? Just go home.
When I opened the title and looked at it, it read: Shocked, dumbfounded by laughter, shocked for hundreds of miles, never lost.
Hmm... It seems that the professional courses in Beibang are relatively elementary. This question comes from Zhen Gua, and it does not separate the classic meaning. It is also a typical big question, which is in line with the style of the general examination. No wonder Guo Pu told Gao Pragmatic many years ago that the article is still To be upright, this is the original reason.
There is nothing special worth mentioning about this question. The main idea is that a gentleman can do it even if the mountain collapses in front of him without changing his expression. Just write according to the idea and it will be done without thinking too much.
After writing the first three articles, Gao pragmatically took a good rest. At this time, lunch began to be distributed in the examination room. Gao pragmatically took it over and took a look. He found that the food he ate this time was more reliable than Gongyuan in Henan, with one meat, two vegetarian and two stir-fry dishes. A spring onion and egg drop soup, a large bowl of rice, and it is said that more can be added - after all, they are all masters of the people's education, so it's hard to say what the food is, but they must always have enough food.
After lunch, Gao Pragmatic felt much more relaxed in the afternoon. He quickly finished the draft, then transcribed all seven articles carefully, and then checked in detail whether there were any violations, exceptions, etc., and then Shi Shiran handed over Rolled up.
Originally, he thought he was the first candidate to submit his paper again, but unexpectedly, he was overtaken this time.
